Tex. Labor Code § 402.086
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 402.086, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 402.086. TRANSFER OF CONFIDENTIALITY.
Official statutory text
(a) Information relating to a claim that is confidential under this subtitle remains confidential when released to any person, except when used in court for the purposes of an appeal.
(b) This section does not prohibit an employer from releasing information about a former employee to another employer with whom the employee has applied for employment, if that information was lawfully acquired by the employer releasing the information.
(b) This section does not prohibit an employer from releasing information about a former employee to another employer with whom the employee has applied for employment, if that information was lawfully acquired by the employer releasing the information.
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